Chromodal Consort "Compost Sonata" Excerpt One

Beethovens Adagio in E-flat serves as compost for a collective of disintegrating ideas from Mindanao, Zimbabwe, Korea, Japan, Iran and the Americas. This is the first known time that Persian and Filipino tuning systems are practiced together without compromise. The Chromodal Consort at St. Gregory's of Nyssa in San Francisco, August 18, 2007 are [in alphabetical order]: Avotcja, poetry; Jimmy Biala, cajon, pandeiro, shekere; Tom Edler, bass; AmirAbbas Etemadzadeh, tombak, daff; Ken Filiano, bass; royal hartigan, drumkit; Danongan Kalanduyan, kulintang; Masaru Koga, shakuhachi, alto saxophone; Donna Kwon, changgo, vocals; Faraz Minooei, santur; Hafez Modirzadeh, karna, ney, tenor saxophone; James Norton, alto flute, bassoon, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone; Kelly Takunda Orphan, mbira, vocals; John-Carlos Perea, cedar flute, Lakota vocals; Bo Razon, bongos, video; Leo Sifflet, tenor saxophone; Tim Volpicella, electric guitar; Ted Williams, tenor saxophone; Francis Wong, tenor saxophone; Mahmoud Zoufonoun, violin and hashtar; Ramin Zoufonoun, tar.

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Music

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• World music
• jazz
• improvisation
• chromodal
• Beethoven
• Avotcja
• Jimmy Biala
• Tom Edler
• AmirAbbas Etemadzadeh
• Ken Filiano
• Royal Hartigan
• Danongan Kalanduyan
• Masaru Koga
• Donna Kwon
• Faraz Minooei
• Hafez Modirzadeh
• James Norton
• Kelly Takunda Orphan
• John-Carlos Perea
• Bo Razon
• Leo Sifflet
• Tim Volpicella
• Ted Williams
• Francis Wong
• Mahmoud Zoufonoun
• Ramin Zoufonoun

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It was incredible that Hafez was able to get all these musicians from all over the world to perform this concert. The energy at the performance was electrifying. Some of the most beautiful music I ever experienced!